Atlanta’s recently approved $250 million bond referendum is to provide each of the city’s 12 council districts with $5.6 million to upgrade transportation and public facilities, according to a draft list the Atlanta City Council is slated to consider Monday.
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Air cargo rebounding at Atlanta’s airport; still trails most prior years
Atlanta’s airport posted a gain in cargo handled in the first quarter of 2015 compared to 2014. However, the tonnage remains below the amount handled during the same period in three of four previous years.
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Mayor Reed’s office responds to discussion of delay of fare collection on Atlanta Streetcar
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration has provided a written response to the discussion in the Atlanta City Council’s Transportation Committee regarding the reasons that the Atlanta Streetcar will not charge fares this year.
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GDOT to name firm that will widen Ga. 400 in Forsyth County, a job that factored in transportation debate
The state Department of Transportation expects to announce Friday the name of the company that will widen Ga. 400 in Forsyth County, a project that was central to the debate over the transportation funding bill the Legislature approved this year.
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Thomas Oliver’s book – ‘The Real Coke; the Real Story’ – optioned for a movie
Nearly 20 years ago, Atlanta business writer Thomas Oliver wrote an entertaining book about one of the best-publicized missteps by a major U.S. corporation.
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Warren Buffett entertains Coca-Cola shareholders at annual meeting
When it comes to annual meetings, the greatest show in Atlanta is the Coca-Cola Co. – and the 2015 meeting did not disappoint.
Early in the meeting at the Cobb Galleria Centre, Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent introduced a special video. Multi-billionaire Warren Buffett appeared on screen with a ukulele and began to sing: “I want to buy the world a Coke.”
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Atlanta Streetcar free to ride this year because Breeze card isn’t feasible, city says
The Atlanta Streetcar will be free to ride through 2015 because there is no economical way to collect a fare. That’s because MARTA’s Breeze card technology isn’t feasible to use, Atlanta’s commissioner of the Public Works Department said Wednesday.
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Atlanta region launching public art initiative modeled after Philly’s
On last year’s LINK trip, Atlanta leaders were mesmerized by Jane Golden’s story how she was able to spark social change through public art in the City of Philadelphia.
They were so captivated by Golden and Philadelphia’s Public Murals program that they raised $75,000 on the spot to try to replicate a similar program in Atlanta.
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YWCA of Greater Atlanta names new leadership
The YWCA of Greater Atlanta is naming Kimberlyn Daniel as its next CEO – succeeding Emily Ellison, who will retire on June 1.
Daniel, a corporate and community leader in Atlanta, had been serving on the board of YWCA – a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all women and eliminating racism in Atlanta.
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Three local families cited in new book on the American dream; author to speak in Atlanta
Three black families from metro Atlanta are featured in the chapter titled Parenting in Robert Putnam’s month-old book, and on Thursday the Harvard University professor is slated to discuss his disturbing findings on the American dream during a program at the Atlanta History Center.
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Fulton Chair John Eaves removes Commissioner Joan Garner from Recreation Authority board
The fallout over the selection of Keisha Lance Bottoms as executive director of the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority continues.
Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves is removing Commissioner Joan Garner as one of the county’s three representatives to the nine-member board.
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Bald eagles continue recovery in Georgia after becoming all but extinct
Bald eagles continue their recovery in Georgia, where preliminary results of a new state study report the highest number of nests ever discovered in Georgia.
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Atlanta wins $280,000 grant to help fund new park along Proctor Creek
Atlanta has won a $280,000 federal grant that’s to help pay for construction of a 9.2 acre park next to Proctor Creek, a blighted waterway near the future Falcons stadium.
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MARTA issues RFP to privatize paratransit as union warns of potential driver shortage
MARTA has issued a request for proposals for a private company to operate MARTA’s paratransit system, a move intended to lower MARTA’s operating costs and continue the restoration of the system’s fiscal health.
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Atlanta a Top Ten high tech market with low cost of doing business, says CBRE
Atlanta’s Top Ten ranking as a high tech market was underscored again last week when Kaiser Permanente announced plans to establish an IT hub in Midtown.
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Michelle Nunn to become next CEO of CARE
The next president and CEO of CARE will be Atlanta’s own Michelle Nunn, who will begin her new job on July 1.
Nunn will succeed Helene Gayle, who has been CARE’s president and CEO since 2006, will become the inaugural CEO of the McKinsey Social Initiative, a new nonprofit that will seek to develop innovative global solutions.
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MARTA service in Gwinnett County supported by majority of likely voters: Gwinnett Chamber poll
Gwinnett County’s leadership should support the expansion of MARTA into the county, according a polling firm that determined a majority of likely voters would agree to pay a 1 percent sales tax to get MARTA service.
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Fulton Chairman John Eaves objects to Mayor’s pick of Keisha Lance Bottoms as new Recreation Authority head
The Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority, apparently at the urging of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, has removed its executive director Violet Travis Ricks and replaced her with Atlanta City Councilperson Keisha Lance Bottoms.
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Transit and walkability key factors in Kaiser Permanente’s decision to put 900 new jobs in Midtown
By Maria Saporta
When Kaiser Permanente was looking for a location to locate a new innovation and information technology hub for 900 new employees, it knew it wanted to be public transit and in a walkable community.
So after considering Colorado and several sites in the metro area, Kaiser Permanente decided to move just north of the Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown.
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Health care director from diverse Clarkston to visit Cuba to review its system of universal health care
As the U.S. moves to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba, a community health care director in Clarkston is slated to leave Sunday for Cuba to tour health facilities and examine the country’s universal health care system.
